My rankings are based on one thing and one thing only – who I would make favored over whom on a neutral field.
1-Georgia
2-Ohio St.
3-Oregon
4-Texas
5-Ole Miss
6-Miami
7-Penn St.
8-Alabama
9-Notre Dame
10-Indiana
11-Texas A&M
12-LSU
13-Tennessee
14-SMU
15-South Carolina
16-Clemson
17-BYU
18-Louisville
19-Iowa St.
20-Iowa
21-Colorado
22-Missouri
23-Kansas St.
24-Vanderbilt
25-Florida
26-Pittsburgh
27-Va. Tech
28-Boise St.
29-Cincinnati
30-Arkansas
31-Tulane
32-Washington
33-Oklahoma
34-Minnesota
35-Army
36-California
37-Kentucky
38-USC
39-TCU
40-North Carolina
41-Auburn
42-Baylor
43-Duke
44-Texas Tech
45-Ga. Tech
46-UNLV
47-Arizona St.
48-Michigan
49-Boston College
50-Washington St.
Just Missed: Louisiana, Syracuse, Wisconsin, James Madison, Nebraska, Illinois and Central Florida.